Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02
KING COUNTY
The Banner County Of Wash
ingtan Territory.
An Empire in Extent-Its
UnriYaIIed ResOurces-Its
Magnificent Prospects.
The Ds,lspmsai d il FAD hiAsr
Resources and lis Rapidly srsE-
Ing Railroad sysism.
ITS VlLUlBLE TIMBER aAD IT'S LARGE
AREA or FARMING LiHDs or Al
MOsT FABULOUS RICHNESS.
Iss splendid River systems, It, Great
Lakes, Its Lsng Coaat Lias, and
Iss subIIms sesnery.
statistics 81 Ifs Growth and fhs Roaa'
aatIen Upen which ihe HSpessftis
statistics 81 Ifs Growth aaa ths Roaa'
aa,Isn Upen which ihs Hopes Of Iis
Pusars Greatness are BASED.

King county, the foremost county OF
washington Territory In population and
wealth, Il situated on she western slope
a. ths Cascade MoussAins. which form
is eastern boundary, and Il extends to
Admiralty Inlet, whose waters wash iss
western shore. les area t. about two
thousand square miles, being areater
than the land area Of either Rhode
Island or Delaware. It's surfaes is roll
inR, becoming more and more broken as
A Fecedes from the coast, displaying
abrupt blniIs and rugged bills, until Il
hreaka into the Wild and avs-inspiFinR
grandeur 81 the Cascades Il - dfained
by numerous rivers. the valleys Of which
are unsxoelled for richness and pro-
duosivenesa 10 the Uaited States. Here
ths farmers labor IL magnihssntiy re-
vnrded, the earth yielding up fruits
such as the poorer soil Of the Eastern
States cannot produce. All the fruits
vegetables and gralns Of the temperate
zone are produced In abundance, and
sbese river valleys when fully cultivated
viii become the very garden spots OF
creation. The uplands, also, although
their cultivation is paoie difficult, yield
A magnificent return for the labor of the
busbandman. Thus. as King county is
an empsre in extent, its rich upiands
and richer valleys will amply sustain the
Imperial population tbas viii one day
inhAbit II.
MiNERAL RESOURCES.
The mineral resources Of King county
are extensive aud varied. Us coal beds
are practically inexhausiible, aud the
most extensive deposits 81 IRON have
been discovered. Extensive coal mines
at Newcaasle aud kent0n have been
worked for many years, and tneis oatpnt
has been enormous. Mines a. OeoA
Mountain and Blaak diamond. on
Cedar river, and fsanklin on Green
n rlver hAve more recently been openoc,
and their product ~ rapidly securing =
aniendid foothoid in She coal markets Of
the Coast, TIE sqsak. Raging River
and gnoouaimie eoAl tields are YET an
deVeloped, a. they have heretofore been
diffiouit OF access. This dlihenlty, h0G
ever. IA soon 10 be overcome by the con
stTuciion OF a railroad designed 90 hapl
their produot 20 market, aud their de-
Velopnent will add materially to the
wealth and population Of lhe county.
The coal Of these fields Is SAID 30 be
Superior 10 any that has tbns far teen
ahipped from the Territory. he ratl
road lost mentioned will also tap the
extensive iron fields OF tho eaanty, and
their development will speedily follow.
Marble and other building stone Is
found in abundance, aud thcrs are
traces Of copper and other metals.
Over 20l8,600 tons oil coal have been
mined 20 tar, OF which nearly ~ per
cent found sale Ia Oregon aud CaldoF-
MIA. The remainder vas disposed - 10
Seattle, Past Townsend, Tacoma, Olym
MIA. and 20 the steamers flying tBe
waters Of Puget sound. 1bOagh the
great bulk Of our coal Is ignite, n ls Of
90 good character rs TO b faveF rite
In she market. eEowding oat OF ssle for
houashald purposes the Goals Of Oregon
and California, and Of mines elsewhere
Ia our Territory. The bstuminous coal
Of the Green river mines IL the best yet
found fer making steam, aud u sare Of
finding increased favor and sale IN the
fntare.
ahe Chamber Of Commeres, IN its
report 10 The 0avernoF last year, speaks
Of the iron tnterests rs follower
Lying In the Sneqaaimie Pass, near
The aammit Of the Oasosde Mountains.
IL probably the richest and nost re-
markable deposit CT magnetic irOn ore
40 the world. Ihis deposit ls insx,
haustlble. and its great val0e IL shown
by the following analysis OF several
sampleas